I stayed at the Millennium Hotel in Durham for one week for work and it was horrific. My advice to anyone is to please STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOTEL!

I have mild dust allergies. The first night that I stayed, the mattress was so dusty I woke up with a fever. The second night - for the first time in my life - I went to REI and bought a sleeping bag. I am not kidding. In addition, I asked for a room change with a newer mattress. The second night after sleeping in the sleeping bag on top of the mattress (because the floor was even dustier) I finally was able to get some rest. Of course, during the entire trip, I was sneezing and uncomfortable.

My advice is to find another hotel. I've stayed at several hotels in the area. The Marriott in Durham is fantastic, Residence Inn in Research Triangle Park is a bit old but much cleaner, and the Hilton is great. The Millenium cannot compare to these hotels.

I pricelined this hotel for a ridiculously low rate. So, on that count--for one night--it was adequate. Yes, it's dark and has old carpet, but the room was clean. The $5 "extra" charge for "amenities" is really annoying, but not much money when you're paying so little in the first place.
It was quiet. It seemed clean.
BUT....the bleach smell when I arrived was overpowering. I immediately cranked on the air conditioning and headed for the lobby to hang out for hours, hoping it would dissipate. That's the only place for free wifi, anyway. Thankfully, it did dissipate, and all was well. But if you have a sensitivity or really bad asthma, you should not stay here.

We came to Durham for husband's cancer surgery at Duke. Millenium has flyers all over hospital with "medical" rates of $74 per night. Lobby is decent, rest of hotel should be torn down! Dark, shabby, dirty, strange smells. No hot water. Food trays left on floors for days. Sleep clinic on top floor, so people walking around all night. No cell phone access in hotel. Charge for local calls & $10 daily for wifi. Place is a dump! Found a Comfort Inn with breakfast, free calls & wifi and a fridge & micro. Would not go back to Millenium, if they gave me a free room! Upon check out, found they charge. $5 daily "Auxilliary Fee"! Was so pissed! They never told me about this charge.....you have to read the small print!

Looking for a memorable experience? Look no further! Relax and Allow the negligent and undermanned staff of the Millennium hotel transport you to that long forgotten mystical era that to which you have always wanted to return; the era of style, panache and wonder. The legendary era of the early 1980s! Enjoy the narrow, dim hallways lit only by small candelabra bulbs last seen in the waiting area of a Reagan era olive garden. Breathe in the lingering scent of tobacco still emanating from the dirty floral print carpet. Gaze, in wonder, at the latest in television technology that 1983 has to offer! Store your belongings in a sagging armoire and refresh yourself in a state-of-the-art rust covered shower complete with your own personal colony of tenia pedis. Prepare to be pampered with truck-stop quality toiletries and then wrapped the thinnest of towels. Sleepy? Feeling the need to perform a few bodily functions on your bed before retiring? No worries! The Millennium hotel has pre-stained your sheets for you, so you need not soil them yourself. It's the little extras that really make this hotel experience unique. Hungry? Thinking of ordering room service? Feel free to peruse the tattered and stained menus and brochures not replaced since Devo was topping the charts. In town, and feeling the need to check your new fangled "electronic mail?" The business center is outfitted with the most modern computers running Windows 98, which are unable to print boarding passes. Welcome to the Millennium!

Yes indeed, all these amenities and more can be yours at this hotel, which for reasons beyond current scientific understanding received a 3 star rating on Hotwire.